Men’s Golf: Buckeyes Finish 14th at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Vaughn Snyder posts third Top 20 finish in as many tournaments this fall
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio State men’s golf team shot an 11-over 299 in the final round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Ridges to finish 14th in the event. The Buckeyes three-day, 54-hole total was 898 (+34) on the par 72, 7,147-yard The Ridges Golf and Country Club in Jonesborough, Tenn.
Coastal Carolina won the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate with a birdie by Tripp McAllister on the 18th hole. The Chanticleers finished at 5-over par for the tournament. Only two strokes separated Coastal Carolina from host school East Tennessee State in second and Wake Forest in third.
Vaughn Snyder led the Buckeyes for the tournament, closing out with an even-par 72 to finish tied for 18th at 4-over 220. The senior co-captain from Cambridge, Ohio, had five birdies on his card in round three. It is Snyder’s third Top 20 finish on the season.
Sophomore Bo Hoag was two shots back at 6-over 222. The native of Upper Arlington, Ohio, shot a final round 73 to finish in a tie for 30th.
Fellow sophomore Brad Smith and redshirt-junior Brad Wright each shot 77 in round three. Smith finished tied for 46th in his first tournament action of the season. Wright, who tied for 57th, had the highlight of the day for the Buckeyes. The Cambridge, Ohio, native had an eagle at the par 4, 360-yard 13th hole.
Rounding out the Buckeyes was freshman Michael Kinkopf who closed with an 82. The Hilliard, Ohio, native finished 73rd at 242.
Next up for the Buckeyes is a trip to the Aloha State where they will compete in the Turtle Bay Resort Invitational, Nov. 10-12 in Oahu, Hawaii.
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Ridges Final Round
The Ridges Golf and Country Club, Jonesborough, Tenn.
Par 72, 7,147 yards
Team Standings Scores
1. Coastal Carolina 290-288-291869 (+5)
2. East Tennessee State 288-290-292870 (+6)
3. Wake Forest 291-285-295871 (+7)
4. NC State 290-295-290875 (+11)
5. Mississippi 292-288-297877 (+13)
6. North Carolina 299-294-290883 (+19)
T-7. Missouri 295-293-299897 (+23)
T-7. Tennessee 299-292-296887 (+23)
9. UAB 293-297-298888 (+24)
10. Virginia 300-293-296889 (+25)
11. Kent State 310-288-295893 (+29)
12. Auburn 295-299-308896 (+30)
13. Vanderbilt 297-291-308896 (+32)
14. Ohio State 303-296-299898 (+34)
Ohio State Results Scores
T-18. Vaughn Snyder 72-76-72220 (+4)
T-30. Bo Hoag 73-76-73222 (+6)
T-46. Brad Smith 81-69-77227 (+11)
T-57. Brad Wright 78-75-77230 (+14)
73. Michael Kinkopf 80-80-82242 (+26)
